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John Wallach
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When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

(PfP defaced sign from Seattle in 2000s stick figure man with claw hand and caption "Stop for me it's the claw" where the original sign had no claw on figure and said law. Banner is early ARPA map.)

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French stereotype modified version of The Onion's sicko person at window comic with text "Hon hon."
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Circumlocutious News Network
CNN headline Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media 8 HR AGO V By Kevin Liptak, 3 Samantha Waldenberg
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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I don't know how to preserve search results at specific time?
GN search for "american battle monuments commission Luxembourg black soldiers," latest result is from June and not relevant.
November 9, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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You should subscribe to @talkingpointsmemo.com because they really have been mapping the decline with the arguable end the thing that presaged this whole shitty century, Bush v. Gore. You especially should for reflections on Politics like this from Josh. Interview mentioned in next skeet.
Text from column about panel on history of TPM: There’s an interview Evan did with Donald Trump back in I think 2011. They had the video as part of the presentation. This very brief hand-cam video, I believe recorded down in Florida, has always stayed in my memory as an ur artifact, a kind of rosetta stone of Trumpism and the Trump era that was soon to unfold. The interview focuses on birtherism, Trump’s then-crusade. He and Evan talk about standard birther stuff. Trump says his bit. Then Evan asks him why he’s pushing this so hard, why he believes it, something like that. The question pivots off then-Majority Leader Eric Cantor recently dumping on Trump over the silliness of his birther schtick. Then Trump says something that has rattled in my head ever since. He says something like, “People love this. There’s something about it. People love it. Especially Republicans.” link to interview: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/video-of-trump-birthering-in-2011
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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DOJ told to go back to the magistrate judge that they said lacked authority to rule on their motion for a ruling on their motion. At what point do the NC ringers brought in to help "the indictment signer" quit and try to salvage whatever reputation they have left?
From Comey case: ORDERED that the matter of disclosure of the grand jury transcripts to the Defendant is remanded to Judge Fitzpatrick for further proceedings to analyze whether there are particularized and factually based grounds for disclosure. Signed by District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff on 11/07/2025. (jlan) (Entered: 11/07/2025) https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71459121/united-states-v-comey/
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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This place is infected with literalists
This exchange https://bsky.app/profile/jmwallach.bsky.social/post/3m4lh73cshc2u
November 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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But for AI.
NYT Op ed by Mitt Romney: Let Detroit Go Bankrupt
November 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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November 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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So disappointed that nobody has posted this
Gaddafi and nurse Galyna Kolotnytska.
November 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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November 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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I would like to have seen Montana - from Hunt for Red October
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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The outrage on the right about Jones' texts is great fodder for the midterm. Please clip these guys vociferous denunciations of calls for violence to pair with Trump clips and ask why they can't condemn their leader.
Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog 1h There's been a lot of cope among conservatives about how the "extremists" and "radicals" on the Left have driven Leftism into ruination and defeat. In reality, the Left just put their most radical and extreme guy in charge of the most important city in our country. The Left is not ruined. It is not defeated. They lost precisely one election. But they have not moderated. In fact they are leaning into their radicalism even more. They just elected an Attorney General who is guilty of the most extreme violent rhetoric we've ever heard from a major party candidate at any level in any race. Wokeness is not dead. The term may be dead, but the thing itself is very much alive and well. We have to meet it aggressively and unapologetically to defeat it. Nov 5, 2025 · 4:20 PM UTC
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Prices are just shifting to consumers now, even if the tariffs ended today costs would still keep increasing because of the increased price businesses paid for goods.

www.cfr.org/article/who-...
Chart showing where tariff burden, approximately 22% to consumers in April, 56% in October and projected to go to 67% by July next year. More in article.
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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We couldn't have lost by over 20 points, it was Mexicans rigging it!
Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes 1h There needs to be a major investigation into California’s Prop 50 redistricting election Somehow I ended up in the Spanish side of TikTok while searching Prop 50 and everyone’s speaking full Spanish saying go vote yes on Prop 50 This is why Gavin Newsom made checking ID illegal Nov 5, 2025 · 4:16 AM UTC
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Those dumb libs doing partisan redistricting for no reason!
Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 @Bubblebathgirl 55m California just passed Prop 50 which takes House seats by redistricting. It rejects the non-partisan commission drawing district lines. But in this same vote, 92% of voters said a non-partisan commission should draw district lines. Californians are dumb. Nov 5, 2025 · 5:12 AM UTC
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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I stand corrected about my belief that only Republican men had weird rape fantasies.
Rabbi Linda Goldstein (🇵🇸🍉I/P Commentary) @realrabbilinda 2h Can’t wait to take my free NYC bus over to Queens to LEGALLY sell my ass to a poor illegal immigrant looking for a good time in an apartment that a Zionist fled. This is Zohran Mamdani’s New York City 🥰🇵🇸 Nov 5, 2025 · 3:06 AM UTC
November 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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RT with a Zohran win tweet and text: Congressman Brandon Gill @RepBrandonGill 3h America’s largest city will be governed by a Muslim communist largely thanks to mass legal immigration. Max 📟 @MaxNordau 2h I’m still in favor of denaturalizing and deporting Zohran Mamdani. The constitutional and moral hazards are less than the hazards of putting a 9/11 supporter in charge of New York City. This is a fight that is entirely worth having now instead of putting it off. Nov 5, 2025 · 3:25 AM UTC Rabbi Linda Goldstein (🇵🇸🍉I/P Commentary) @realrabbilinda 4h White Smoke. NYC has a new Mayor. Nov 5, 2025 · 2:02 AM UTC With picture of WTC falling with debris and white smoke. Fucking sicko.
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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How do these people think NYC became the largest city in the country?
Tweet quoting a Zohran victory tweet: Congressman Brandon Gill @RepBrandonGill 2h America’s largest city will be governed by a Muslim communist largely thanks to mass legal immigration.
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Does this guy know that he is talking about Trump?
Josh Hammer @josh_hammer 1h "Let's blame tonight's GOP losses on the people criticizing the recent performative on-air fellatio of a certain incel Nazi cretin and not the actual fellator of the incel Nazi cretin himself." Impeccable logic! Nov 5, 2025 · 2:33 AM UTC
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Went down the TL and wow, it gets worse
Rabbi Linda Goldstein - tweet with picture of WTC on 9/11 with debris cloud and text "White Smoke. NYC has a new Mayor." [notice how they all randomly capitalize nouns as if they are speaking German.]
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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The conservatives are reacting normally
Screenshot from Nitter: Max 📟 @MaxNordau 1m I’m still in favor of denaturalizing and deporting Zohran Mamdani. The constitutional and moral hazards are less than the hazards of putting a 9/11 supporter in charge of New York City. This is a fight that is entirely worth having now instead of putting it off. Nov 5, 2025 · 3:25 AM UTC
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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As expressed in this chart
Table with "are nypd racist?" and "should nypd be racist?" with NYC mayoral candidates
November 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Archbishop Jaime Sin [Sin is the best last name for an archbishop]
November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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I guess there is something happening in baseball?
TL with 5 most recent tweets about baseball
November 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “Dr. Who,” or “Transformers.
Robotic Richard Simmons from The Simpsons
October 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM